"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.